End of the Rainbow

Playbill for End of the Rainbow on Broadway
End of the Rainbow
Written byPeter Quilter
CharactersJudy Garland
Anthony
Mickey Deans
Concierge
Stage Manager
BBC Announcer
Date premiered2005
Place premieredSydney Opera House
Sydney, Australia
Original languageEnglish
SubjectThe last months of Judy Garland's life
GenreDrama / Musical
SettingLondon, December 1968

End of the Rainbow is a musical drama by Peter Quilter, which focuses on Judy Garland in the months leading up to her death in 1969. After a premiere in Sydney, Australia in 2005, the show has played on the West End in London and a Broadway production opened at the Belasco Theatre in 2012. The award-winning 2019 film Judy starring Renée Zellweger is a screen adaptation of the play for which Zellweger won the Academy Award for Best Actress.